November 22, 2008:  For the online poker players in the world that do not know what rakeback is, let me get you in the know. It is the difference between settling for less and going for the gold. Maybe you are not aware that you are settling for less. This is where I come in. Rake is the ‘fee’ or commission that poker sites (and live games alike) charge for each hand. It is taken directly from the pot, right before the victor of the hand collects their winnings. This ‘rake’ tends to range between $.50 and $3.00 per hand. This is how the poker rooms make their money because, as you know, the players are playing each other and not the house.

Rakeback is an incentive program that these poker rooms offer through affiliate partnerships. Through these affiliates and sub-affiliates, and their aggressive marketing strategies to get more players, the poker rooms will allow the affiliate to entice the players with a 30% (standard) Rakeback offer. This means that a player can generate $1,000 in MGR (Monthly Gross Revenue), and instead of kissing that money good-bye forever, the affiliate that the player signed up through will give them 30% of it back as the monthly rakeback payment. It is another way to add money to your winnings. That is an additional $300 of revenue that you would otherwise have never seen.

Now that we have established what rakeback is, and how it is all possible, I have to let you know how YOU get your hands on it. You have to first locate an affiliate site that strikes your interest. These usually are determined not by the pretty colors on their page, but by what they have to offer you. What type of monthly promotions do they offer? What type of bonuses do they offer? How fast is their customer support system? How prompt are your monthly payments? Is the information on their site credible and legit? These are all things that you can find out quite easily once you look into it on your favorite search engine. Once you have selected one, you have to use their links for the site of your choice and follow the directions exactly. The poker rooms like to keep their money, so they can make things a bit tedious and tricky to make sure the process is done correctly. Once you sign up, just play and feel the difference. Win at the table and then welcome, with open arms, the extra cash that was yours all along.

Life with poker is great. Life with rakeback is even better. After you start earning your rake back, you will wonder what you were doing all of this time without it. Enjoy.

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